Western Australia’s arts playground
Western Australia’s arts playground
11 May 2026
WA’s largest regional literary event draws celebrated authors, cultural icons and fearless thinkers together. Kim Bredenhann talks with Antoinette Lattouf, who is sharing Women Who Win as part of this year’s Margaret River Readers and Writers festival.
21 September 2022
Can the havoc and exhilaration of graffiti survive relocation into a gallery? Kim Kirkman heads to the Art Gallery of Western Australia to find out.
24 May 2022
Newly graduated artists take a lively approach to the dilemmas and delights we currently face, in the latest iteration of PICA’s “Hatched” exhibition, writes Kim Kirkman.
9 March 2022
From the poignant to the political, many works in this year’s iteration of ‘Sculpture by the Sea’ are about more than its coastal setting, discovers Kim Kirkman.
25 February 2022
The Sunset Lounge installation takes place within the rooms of a hotel but its dreamy tableau seems to play with things that connect us to the world beyond, writes Kim Kirkman
7 December 2021
Spanning the spectrum, ‘Expander-COLOUR’ is a playful exploration of the many moods and tones of colour, discovers Kim Kirkman.
19 October 2021
WA’s prestigious annual portrait prize exhibition celebrates both the individuality and universality of human nature, finds Kim Kirkman.
3 August 2021
Named after The Triffid’s 1986 album, ‘Love in Bright Landscapes’ is an exhibition that explores the shiny and seamy sides of Perth and Los Angeles, writes Kim Kirkman, who also takes in two other exhibitions currently on show at PICA.
14 June 2021
Who says artworks should be for the eyes only? In two new exhibitions, DADAA offers a multi-sensory experience that feels fun and refreshing, writes Kim Kirkman.
19 April 2021
Lit Live’s production of Dan Rebellato’s new radio play You & Me feels timely, even if the script leaves some questions unanswered, writes Kim Kirkman.
